support local libraries – Jordan H. Bartlett

March 2026

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How to Make a Dragon
Slowburn’s hottest location
Podcast: Author Nook with Meredith Lyons
Captain’s Log: Snowy Wonderland
Review Corner

How to Make a Dragon

This month I had the absolute pleasure of presenting a writing workshop at the Banff Public Library to an incredible group of 6-12 year olds focused on how to write a dragon. We had so much fun, and I was honestly blown away with the imagination of these authors-in-training!

If you would like a copy of the dragon-creation workbook I created for this workshop, here you go! All I ask is that if you end up using it, jump over to my contact page and let me know how it goes (pictures are especially appreciated).

Dragon Creation Workbook Download

If you would like me to run a workshop at your local school or library, please jump over to my Contact page and send me a message – make sure you include your email address!

Slowburn’s Hot Location

Slow Burn Books moved to a hot new location – and bigger really is better!

Visiting bookstores and seeing your baby in the wild is always an absolute treat, and last weekend I was finally able to visit my girls at the new-and-improved Slow Burn Books!

It is such a pretty bookstore full of staff who are truly passionate about passion (and other forms of love stories!). If you’re in Calgary, AB – take the time to check out this amazing indie bookstore.

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Author Nook

Welcome to my Author Nook, a monthly podcast I created where I chat with authors about their upcoming releases and we nerd out over their literary brain children. Find it on Spotify here, and Youtube here.

As you know, I release episodes once a month with no set date so the best way to stay in the loop is to follow and subscribe on either Youtube or Spotify. Also, if you want to read ahead, next month we’re chatting about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

April

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
– literary chat with poet and playwright, Ash Caton

This month I got to sit down again with the wonderful Meredith Lyons to chat about her novel A Dagger of Lightning before the sequel, A Horn of Onyx comes out. We chat about how to write magic in space, how to create a whole new world, the importance of reclaiming female agency, and that no matter how bad things get, we can always do the next right thing.

If you’d like to check out my first chat with her and Helen Power: Meddling Phantoms and Not-so-friendly Ghosts, you can find that here.

More from Meredith Lyons
Website
Newsletter
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Captain’s Log

Snow-wonderland

A weekend spent in a snowed-in-lakeside cabin was just what the doctor ordered to make me like this white stuff again. What a dream it was, and so quiet out in the woods. The snow lays a blanket over the world and all the busy dizzy chitter chatter stops. Just a delight. Plus, we had a log fire in our room which made it especially cozy in the evenings.

Review Corner

Reviews are so helpful in getting word of Contest of Queens, Queen’s Catacombs , and Queendom Come out there. If you have time, and if you’ve read the book, I would be eternally grateful if you could leave a star rating and/or a written review on Goodreads or Amazon.

Thank you to all the wonderful people who have left a star rating or review!

x live magically

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March 2025

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Queendom Come Release
Author Panels
Review Corner

Queendom Come Release

What a whirlwind! There have been so many wonderful events and moments leading up to Queendom Come’s release and I can’t thank all those involved enough for how magical it’s all been. If you missed any of the updates on Instagram, I’ll include the main moments of joy below, and to summarize:

March 8: Banff Public Library partnered with the Whyte Museum book shop for a pre-release party on International Women’s Day! We chatted all things Frean, I shared a sneak peek reading, we drew the winners of the Colouring Contest, and attendees were able to purchase their copies a few days before the rest of the world!
Pre-order events were held at Slow Burn books in Calgary, Four Points Books in Invermere, Whyte Museum Bookshop in Banff, and Cafe Books in Canmore.
March 11th. Release day was a dream. I went to the Banff Springs Hotel (read: local castle) with Mum to celebrate at the spa, then met with some near and dear friends to clink many a glass of bubbly throughout the day.
March 15th was a friends and family celebration at home. We wore crowns, ate and drank the most delicious spread, had speeches, and I think I may have pulled a muscle in my cheeks from smiling so wide for so long.
March 22nd I attended an author signing event at Cafe Books in Canmore and we sold out of our copies! It was such a blast having an afternoon chatting with people about the series and fantasy in general.

Here are some of my favourite pictures from the 15th ❤

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For a limited time, I’m sending these exclusive art prints to anyone who has purchased a copy of Queendom Come along with a signed book plate. To claim these goodies, please jump over to my Contact page and fill out the form.

Author Panels

March was a month of Author Panels, and it was such a treat to rub elbows with such incredible authors! (as if my TBR pile needed to get any bigger!) Each panel was filmed, so feel free to watch at your leisure below.